Tag: Japan
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TCK Voices: If You Don’t Know Where You’re From, Know Where You’re Going
I remember everyone starting to pick up the Bibles and songbooks, silently, and hiding them out of sight. Board games and Chinese checkers were brought out. The TV was turned on. My mom and some of the ladies hurried to the kitchen to prepare lunch earlier than usual. Then the doorbell rang. Two police officers…
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TCK Voices: My TCK Struggle with Identity
I was born in Japan to MK parents, who were also born and raised in Japan. I grew up in a very rigid and legalistic church community, with minimal contact with the outside world. This created an even more unique culture than simply “an American living in Japan.” When I was 20…
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TCK Voices: Opportunity to Mature
Your experience as a TCK is unique in a good and special way. There will be hardships, but that is a chance for you to…
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TCK Voices: Seeing the Possibility of Connection Everywhere
I know that real and deep friendship and understanding can be built between people of different cultures, countries, and backgrounds. I see the possibility of connection everywhere…
